panel data on 49,000 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2012 to uncover three empirical relationships. First, life … satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of contemporaneous poverty. Second, poverty scars: those who have been … poor in the past report lower life satisfaction today, even when out of poverty. Last, the order of poverty spells matters …

individual data on reported satisfaction with life it is possible to assess these latter gains from matching. We introduce a two …

There are strong two-way links between parent and child happiness (life satisfaction), even for 'children' who have …. However, the life satisfaction of adult 'children' continues to be directly influenced by the life satisfaction of their … indicate that the life satisfaction of offspring can significantly affect the satisfaction of their parents, as well as vice …

. Using panel data for 39,239 individuals living in Germany from 2005-2013, we show that people's SWB is negatively correlated …

data, we compare people's forecast of their life satisfaction in five years' time to their actual realisations later on …

panel data on 49,000 individuals living in Germany from 1992 to 2012 to uncover three empirical relationships. First, life … satisfaction falls with both the incidence and intensity of contemporaneous poverty. Second, poverty scars: those who have been … poor in the past report lower life satisfaction today, even when out of poverty. Last, the order of poverty spells matters …

examines the effect of satisfaction with areas of life on subjective well-being (SWB), the importance of relative perceptions … compared to absolute measures in predicting overall life satisfaction, and differences in the domains of life which have the … significant effect on SWB. Satisfaction with family life and health have the largest while satisfaction with income has the lowest …

sectional data from Germany (GSOEP 2006), UK (BHPS 2005), and Australia (HILDA 2007). We examine whether there is evidence on … Germany, using a differences-in-differences methodology, I find that non-overweight/non-obese individuals are on average 0 …

-unification - not only in satisfaction but also its determinants. While people living in the western part of Germany report somewhat … effects between the two German regions but similar between West Germany and the UK. First of all, satisfaction with life is …: overall unemployment is positively related to satisfaction and regional unemployment in West Germany is negatively related …